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Peres to meet UN chief Ban in US Sunday
Date: 2014-06-27 13:50:00 GMT - Israel - World - SN:66 - ID:800798
GAZA CITY, June 27 (MENA) - Outgoing President Shimon Peres is scheduled to meet with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday in the United States, according to Israeli newspaper the Jerusalem Post. The newspaper reported the two are expected ....
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Two blasts hit Railway Bridge in Ukraine's Donetsk region
Date: 2014-06-27 13:44:35 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:64 - ID:800797
KIEV, June 27 (MENA) - A railway bridge in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, was damaged as a result of two explosions early on Friday morning. A railway spokesman said that the blasts partially damaged a pillar, one bridge span, ten railway ....
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Putin to visit Buenos Aires in July to strengthen cooperation with Argentina
Date: 2014-06-27 13:16:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:60 - ID:800749
MOSCOW, June 27 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he plans to visit Buenos Aires in July to lay the groundwork for joint projects between Russia and Argentina in the energy sector, including civilian nuclear technologies, ....
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Lavrov calls for direct talks, extended ceasefire in Ukraine
Date: 2014-06-27 06:45:49 GMT - Russia - World - SN:7 - ID:800113
MOSCOW, June 27 (MENA) - In a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State John Kerry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed the need to extend the ceasefire in Ukraine and launch direct talks between the confronting sides, based on ....
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Hague calls for UNSC action on Syrian humanitarian crisis
Date: 2014-06-26 23:06:21 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:168 - ID:800050
LONDON, June 26 (MENA) – UK Foreign Secretary William Hague called Thursday for adoption of tougher UN Security Council resolution addressing the desperate humanitarian situation in Syria. "Four months after UN Security Council resolution 2139 ....
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French premier stresses tolerance of Islam
Date: 2014-06-26 23:03:37 GMT - France - World - SN:167 - ID:800034
PARIS, June 26 (MENA) – French Prime Minister Manuel Valls stressed Thursday that Islam was a religion of tolerance and respect, noting that his country stood beside Muslims against extremism. The prime minister's remarks came during his visit ....
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Egyptian embassy in Vienna celebrates June 30, July 23 revolutions
Date: 2014-06-26 21:42:13 GMT - Austria - World - SN:161 - ID:800000
VIENNA, June 26 (MENA) – Egypt's embassy in Vienna held Thursday a party to celebrate the anniversaries of June 30 and July 23 revolutions. Along the anniversaries, the celebration coincided with several good events such as the proximity of the ....
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Kerry presses Gulf nations to rally behind Iraq - US paper
Date: 2014-06-26 20:10:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:151 - ID:799904
WASHINGTON, June 26 (MENA) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is leading an increasingly public US effort to persuade Arab Gulf nations to help pull Iraq back from the brink of civil war, the Washington Post reported Thursday. The paper pointed ....
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Egypt amb. to Russian holds reception on July 23 revolution anniversary
Date: 2014-06-26 19:52:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:148 - ID:799905
MOSCOW, June 26 (MENA) – Egypt's Ambassador to Moscow Mohamad el-Badri held a reception on Thursday to mark the anniversary of July 23 revolution. The reception was attended by several Russian officials topped by Russian President Vladimir ....
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Kerry meets Saudi, Jordanian, UAE counterparts on Iraq crisis
Date: 2014-06-26 19:07:12 GMT - France - World - SN:144 - ID:799848
PARIS, June 26 (MENA) – US Secretary of State John Kerry met Thursday in Paris with foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia's Saud al-Faisal, Jordan's Nasser Judeh, and UAE's Abdullah bin Zayed to discuss the Iraqi crisis. Kerry discussed with the ....
